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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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%3Cp%3EWe are concerned by the reports of violence in Kessab, although it is impossible
to establish an accurate figure of the numbers of people who have been killed or displaced.
We believe that the majority of the ethnic Armenian population of the town has left,
along with many other Syrians, because of the fighting in the area. We have not received
any confirmed reports of churches being desecrated and we call for all places of worship
to be respected. We understand that a range of groups has been involved in the fighting,
including the Al-Nusrah Front. We urge all sides to the conflict in Syria to respect
international humanitarian law and the rights of all Syrians. Both the Syrian National
Coalition and the Free Syrian Army have repeatedly made clear their commitment to
protecting all civilians, regardless of religious, ethnic and political affiliation.%3C/p%3E

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uin

HL6490

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2014-04-09T12:00:00.00Z

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To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of an attack
on 21 March on Kessab in northern Syria; whether they have made any estimate of the
number of those killed in the attack and of those who have fled the town as a result;
whether they have received any reports about the desecration of churches in the town;
and what assessment they have made of the possible involvement of the Al-Nusra Front
and the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham in the attack.

<p>We are concerned by the reports of violence in Kessab, although it is impossible
to establish an accurate figure of the numbers of people who have been killed or displaced.
We believe that the majority of the ethnic Armenian population of the town has left,
along with many other Syrians, because of the fighting in the area. We have not received
any confirmed reports of churches being desecrated and we call for all places of worship
to be respected. We understand that a range of groups has been involved in the fighting,
including the Al-Nusrah Front. We urge all sides to the conflict in Syria to respect
international humanitarian law and the rights of all Syrians. Both the Syrian National
Coalition and the Free Syrian Army have repeatedly made clear their commitment to
protecting all civilians, regardless of religious, ethnic and political affiliation.</p>